Microsoft Tells Engineers: 'Tokenmaxxing Is Not What We Are Optimizing For'
CackleRooster · reddit · 2026-08-05
Microsoft has reportedly told its engineers to stop 'Tokenmaxxing'. Despite owning GitHub Copilot, the company emphasized that tokens don't grow on trees and generating the maximum amount of tokens is not the goal they are optimizing for.
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